Joseph Joubert

Joseph Joubert
Joseph Joubertwas a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées, which was published posthumously...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth7 May 1754
CountryFrance
believe book love-to-read
I love to read, and I don't believe that you have to finish one book before you start another. --Mallory Pike
love heart judging
When we love, it is the heart that judges.
love punishment too-much
The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them always.
love men self-love
We should make ourselves loved, for men are only just towards those whom they love.
fear ideas fear-of-love
Fear loves the idea of danger.
love happiness happy
Misery is almost always the result of thinking.
comparison gives love mind truths
I love to see two truths at the same time. Every comparison gives the mind this advantage.
love kindness women
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
decide deciding question stir stirring
It is better to stir up a question without deciding it than to decide it without stirring it up
argument debate question settle settling
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate.
aim argument discussion motivational quote-of-the-day
The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
choose friend marriage whom woman
Only choose in marriage a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she were a man
want-him want said
I want her back" I said "I want HIM back"~Charlie
inspirational education negative
You got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and latch on to the affirmative. Don't mess with Mr. In Between.